goat island archive Through June 23 Chicago Cultural Center & citywide venues  Chicago-based Goat Island was a performance group who influenced a generation of artists and theatre makers with their creative process that incorporates repetition, chance and audience perception. In conjunction with the city's Year of Chicago Theatre, nine national and international performance groups and artists have been commissioned to develop and present new work, each inspired by one of Goat Island's original performances. The works-in-progress are currently happening at partner cultural venues throughout Chicago as part of the IN>TIME Festival, and "final" works will take place at the Chicago Cultural Center's Sidney R. Yates Gallery, which has been transformed into a scale re-imagining of the church gymnasium where the collective rehearsed.

Arts in the Dark in Millennium Park March 20, 7:15pm Millennium Park In honor of the first day of spring, LUMA8 will produce a magical evening lantern procession featuring large-scale botanical lanterns created by the After School Matters 3D Sculpture program. This event is presented by the Millennium Park Foundation.

Chamber Mondays March 4 & 25 Chicago Cultural Center	Dame Myra Hess Concerts March 6, 13, 20 & 27  Chicago Cultural Center	One Earth Film Festival Screening March 6 Chicago Cultural Center

Skating Theme Nights March 7 McCormick Tribune Ice Rink, Millennium Park	Learning Lab Meet an Artist March 9, 15, 16, 23 & 30  Chicago Cultural Center	University of Chicago Works of the Mind Lecture Series March 10 Chicago Cultural Center

McCormick Tribune Ice Rink Through March 10 Millennium Park	Enhanced Building Tour for Visitors Who are Blind or Visually Impaired March 12 Chicago Cultural Center	SAG-AFTRA Senior Radio Player March 14 Chicago Cultural Center

Furtive Gallery Talk with Filter Photo March 14 Chicago Cultural Center	Juicebox featuring Jodi Koplin & the Jigglejam Band March 15 & 16 Chicago Cultural Center & Garfield Park Conservatory	Forgotten Forms Gallery Talk with Chicago Cultural Alliance March 15 & 30 Chicago Cultural Center

ChicagoMade Gospel Music A&R Auditions March 16 Westpoint Missionary Baptist Church 3566 S. Cottage Grove	Not All Markets are Created Alike: Workshop for New City Market Vendors March 18 Chicago Cultural Center	Stomping Ground Festival Kickoff Event March 18 Chicago Cultural Center

New Music Chicago Presents L & M Duo March 21 Chicago Cultural Center	Jazz Institute of Chicago 50th Anniversary Listening Session March 21 Chicago Cultural Center	WTTW Saturday Film Series March 23 Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Dance Month Open Studios March 26 Chicago Cultural Center	Live Music Now! Young People's Concert  March 28  Chicago Cultural Center	goat island archive Opening Preview & Performance March 29   Chicago Cultural Center

Furtive Through April 7   Chicago Cultural Center	Forgotten Forms Through April 7 Chicago Cultural Center	In Good Company Through April 7    Chicago Cultural Center

Cecil McDonald, Jr.: In the Company of Black Gallery Talk Through April 14 Chicago Cultural Center	Bronzeville Echoes: Faces and Places of Chicago's African American Music Through July 28 Chicago Cultural Center	Chicago! The Play, The Movies, The Musical...The Murders Through July 28 Chicago Cultural Center

Flying Creatures Ongoing Hanging from the street poles along Wabash Ave. between Washington and Randolph Streets Chicago Cultural Center	Stand Up for Landmarks! Protests, Posters & Pictures Ongoing City Gallery on the Historic Water Tower

Year of Chicago Theatre Provides Grants and Opportunities for Local Theatre Artists and Organizations

Mayor Emanuel along with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the League of Chicago Theatres have announced $1 million in foundation support for the 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre. Grants received from BMO Harris Bank, Bayless Family Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Illinois Arts Council Agency, The Joyce Foundation, Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Endowment at Millennium Park Foundation, Millennium Park Foundation, Prince Charitable Trusts and Richard H. Driehaus Foundation will support inclusion and equity initiatives, additional grants to theatres, performances and special events for the public, and a marketing campaign that leverages a new brand for Chicago theatre. This citywide, year-long focus on theatre is the first of its kind in the U.S.

Chicago's film, television & media industry had a great 2018

Mayor Emanuel along with DCASE's Chicago Film Office recently announced another record breaking year for film, television and media production in 2018. Last year, 520 film and media projects, including nine full-season television series, took place in Chicago, resulting in an estimated economic impact of more than $474 million in job creation and local expenditures according to data from the State of Illinois. Since 2011 the Chicago film industry has experienced significant growth, with a total economic impact of more than $2.6 billion, 90,000 jobs created and 3,700 projects produced.

April 1: Chicago Dance Month Kickoff Celebration at the Chicago Cultural Center 

 

April-June: goat island archive Performance Series at the Chicago Cultural Center 

 

May 2: National Veterans Museum Triennial: On War & Survival at the Chicago Cultural Center 

 

May 23-25: Chicago House Music Conference & Festival 

 

May 25: Chicago Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade  

 

May 31 - June 1: Chicago Gospel Music Festival 

 

National Museum of Mexican Art

Free Admission Daily, 10am-5pm

1852 W. 19th St.

 

Immerse yourself in the richness of Mexican art and culture right here in Chicago. Showcasing 3,000 years of creativity from both sides of the border, the National Museum of Mexican Art stands out as one of the most prominent first-voice institutions for Mexican art and culture in the United States.